A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 65
... four groups of four each , with broad aisles between , from W. to E. and from N. to S. , and a dark shrine , 15 ft . square inside , with the Ganges and Jumna as guardians at the door . A passage leads all round the shrine and to five ...
... four groups of four each , with broad aisles between , from W. to E. and from N. to S. , and a dark shrine , 15 ft . square inside , with the Ganges and Jumna as guardians at the door . A passage leads all round the shrine and to five ...
Page 68
... four in another lying m . E. Nos . 2 and 7 may be inspected . The sculp- tures and arrangements of these caves show a distinct approximation to the Brahman caves of Ellora . No. 1 , at the W. end of the first group , is a vihara , a ...
... four in another lying m . E. Nos . 2 and 7 may be inspected . The sculp- tures and arrangements of these caves show a distinct approximation to the Brahman caves of Ellora . No. 1 , at the W. end of the first group , is a vihara , a ...
Page 82
... four monasteries , three being of the 3rd , the largest of the 11th or 12th century A.D. at To the W. of the Main Shrine is the broken shaft of the Asoka sandstone column . The capital is in the Sarnath Museum . The portion still ...
... four monasteries , three being of the 3rd , the largest of the 11th or 12th century A.D. at To the W. of the Main Shrine is the broken shaft of the Asoka sandstone column . The capital is in the Sarnath Museum . The portion still ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND to Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay branch line bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave Central centre century Ceylon Church College corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Karachi Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Portuguese Punjab railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall